Malcolm McEachin^[1]

1864 -

• Name	Malcolm McEachin
  Born	16 Mar 1864	West Williams Twp., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Timber Jack
  Residence	Between 1900 and 1907	Cavour Twp., Forest Co., Wisconsin, United States
  _UID	BC5CE46C5016AD4380C81468661F9F05AB17
  Died	Wisconsin, United States
  Person ID	I35873	Clan MacLean Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Neil MacEachin, Jr.,   b. Jun 1828, Craigstrome, Benbecula, Inverness-shire, Scotland ,   d. 26 Feb 1888, Greenleaf, Huron Co., Michigan, United States  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Flora MacIsaac,   b. 6 Jan 1834, Howmore, Baleloch, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jun 1914, Ubly, Huron Co, Michigan, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1854	St. Peter's, London, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F12439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. Aug 1863, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1885	Wisconsin, United States
  Children	1. James McEachin,   b. Jan 1887,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jennie McEachin,   b. Aug 1888,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ella McEachin,   b. Oct 1890,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nancy McEachin,   b. Mar 1894,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Neil McEachin,   b. Jan 1900,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund Family Archive #254, Ed. 1, Land Records: MI, Land Records, Michigan, Date of Import: Dec 19, 1995, Internal Ref. #1.254.1.1986.0] Individual: Mceachin, Malcolm Total acres: 160.00 Signature date: Jan 30, 1892 Land office: MARQUETTE Access number: MI2270__.435 Image number: 00007546 Authority code: 272002 Act/Treaty date: Apr 24, 1820 Statutory reference: 3 Stat. 566 Entry classification: Sale-Cash Entries The World's Fair Load 36,055 feet, in Fifty Logs February 26, 1893 Loaded and Hauled by the Nester Estate at Ewen, Ontonagon County, Michigan The largest load of logs ever loaded and hauled on sleighs was loaded near Ewen, Michigan, Sunday, February 26, 1893, by the Nester Estate. Malcolm McEachin was the foreman of the camp and the one who superintended the loading of the mammoth pile.. The sleighs on which the load was hauled were built by William Elder. They were made of bird's eye maple. The bunks were 18 x 20 inches; 15 feet long; six foot run; runners seven feet long. The load was composed of fifty logs of white pine, which scaled 36,055 feet, and were loaded, as follows: in the first tier, six logs; in the second, eight; in the next three, seven each; and five, four, three, two, and one, respectively, in the next five. Each tier, excepting the top log, was securely bond by a one-half inch, steel test chain. There were 850 feet of this chain, that weighed 2,000 pounds. The load measured 30 feet and three inches high, by 18 feet wide, was 18 feet long, and weighed 140 tons. The largest log, as scaled by John Fordon, contained 1205 feet; and the smallest log, 406 feet. The load was hauled fifty rods by a team weighing about 3,500 pounds. It was shipped to Chicago, where it was part of the Michigan exhibit at the World's Fair. Nine railway cars were required to transport the "World's Fair Load". Thousands of people visited the scene of the hauling, the few days the high pile remained on the sleighs. (from Angus H. MacEachin 5/5/1978)

  
  

• Sources

  [S184] Submitter: MacIsaac, James W.